WDAC on The Black Cloudhttps://theblackcloud.tech/tags/wdac/Recent content in WDAC on The Black CloudHugoenCopyright © 2026, The Black Cloud.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0100Azure Local - How to disable WDAC policyhttps://theblackcloud.tech/blog/azldisablewdac/Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0100https://theblackcloud.tech/blog/azldisablewdac/<p>I was going to write a very comprehensive guide on how to disable Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) policy on Azure Local, but I found this article that does that already: <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-local/manage/manage-wdac">Manage Application Control for Azure Local</a></p> <p>I do want to highlight a few things though 😊</p> <div class="alert alert-warning"> <div class="alert-heading"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"/><line x1="12" y1="8" x2="12" y2="12"/><line x1="12" y1="16" x2="12.01" y2="16"/></svg> <span>CAUTION</span> </div> <div class="alert-content"> <p>Make sure to only disable WDAC policy when absolutely necessary and re-enable it as soon as possible.</p>